St. Andrew's Church, Pondicherry

Name: St. Andrew's Church
Address: Pondicherry, India

#24 among attractions in Pondicherry

Church, Baroque architecture

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St. Andrew's Church is one of the oldest churches in Reddiarpalayam area of Puducherry, a Union territory in South India. The original structure was built in Gothic architecture in 1745 by Kanakaraya Mudali, the longest serving dubash of the French East India Company. During the opening of the Church, Mudali hosted a feast that included all castes and religions, the first of its kind that is recorded in the history of South India. It is believed that the Church was destroyed by the British in 1761 and was later rebuilt in 1830. It is the first Church in South India to have an inscriptions made in Tamil during the times. ()

Architectural style: GothicCoordinates: 11°55'54"N, 79°47'40"E

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St. Andrew's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: French War Memorial, Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

2.8 miE
Memorial
French War Memorial, Pondicherry
71 min walk • The French War Memorial in Puducherry, India is a war memorial dedicated to residents of French India who died for the country during the First World War. It is on Goubert Avenue in Puducherry, located opposite to the Gandhi statue.
2.7 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Pondicherry
68 min walk • Manakula Vinayagar Temple is a Hindu temple in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. Dedicated to the god Ganesa, it is a popular pilgrimage site and tourist destination in Puducherry.
2.4 miE
Church, Historical place, Baroque architecture
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
62 min walk • Immaculate Conception Cathedral is the cathedral mother church for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore. It is located in the Union territory of Puducherry. The church is also known as Samba Kovil, which is a phonetic corruption of "Saint Paul's Kovil" where "Kovil" means church.
2.2 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Pondicherry
57 min walk • Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, situated on the south boulevard of Pondicherry in Puducherry, India, is an oriental specimen of Gothic Revival architecture.
2.7 miE
Church, Building
Our Lady of Angels Church, Pondicherry
69 min walk • Our Lady of Angels Church is the fourth oldest church in Puducherry, a Union territory in South India. The original structure was built in Greco Roman architecture by Napoleon III in 1855, with the architect being Louis Guerre. It is the only church in Pondicherry city that offers mass in three languages namely French, Tamil and English.
2.8 miE
Library
Romain Rolland Library, Pondicherry
71 min walk • The Romain Rolland Library, founded in 1827 as the Bibliothèque Publique, is one of the oldest Libraries of India located in the union territory of Puducherry.
2.4 miE
Temple
Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Pondicherry
61 min walk • Varadaraja Perumal temple in the South Indian union territory of Puducherry, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. It is located heritage town region of the city. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is a storehouse of Chola architecture.
0.6 miW
Museum
Puducherry Science Centre & Planetarium, Pondicherry
16 min walk • Puducherry Science Centre & Planetarium is a public science planetarium. It is located in Lawspet, India. The centre was designed, developed and set up by the National Council of Science Museums.
2.7 miE
Architecture
Raj Niwas, Pondicherry
70 min walk • Raj Niwas is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. It is located in Puducherry's capital city of Pondicherry. The present lieutenant governor of Puducherry is Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan. Once it was the official residence of the French Governors.
2.7 miSW
Church
Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, Pondicherry
69 min walk • Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine is a famous Marian shrine located in Villianur Town, Puducherry, India. This Roman Catholic shrine is devoted to Our Lady of Lourdes.
1.4 miS
Lake
Velrampet Lake, Pondicherry
37 min walk • Velrampet Lake is a lake in the union territory of Puducherry, in the state of Tamil Nadu, in India. The lake is the a major waterbody near Mudaliarpet.